Friends save raccoon choking on cheese at cookout

Steve Hartman goes "On the Road" to Michigan to meet a group of buddies who saved the day for a furry friend.

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[msbunninator]

"he was one of us at that point". love it

[evan]

That choking raccoon alerted the guys by instinctively making the universal sign for choking. Wild. And adorable.

[triadxtechnologies]

“You can judge a man's true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.” -- Paul McCartney

[TightyWhiteyTrash]

*”HeLp Me OuT bRoThErRr!”* This is exactly what I would imagine 3 guys that saved a raccoon chocking on a processed cheese product to look like 🤣

[calypsoniner]

This is 100% the feel-good story of the day.

[FoNgThOnG]

"I can't believe the raccoon was letting him hit it in the back so hard"

🤣😂🤣

[anthonygorham]

For a split second at 0:13 I thought it was the opening scene to the choking raccoon lmfao I was like there house is on fire too?? Lol.

[reckersworld]

Racoon gets home...
What happened hunny you were just going out for a snack?
Cheese nearly killed me. I'm done with cheese. 3 yahoo's helped me out though.
Oh dear.

[UnIimited_Power]

So the advice is not to do what they did in the video, which saved the raccoon? Yeah, I don't care about _that_ advice.

[allylambert]

Seriously bless their hearts. Anyone who helps an animal in need, especially when there’s a risk of a getting a good bite, is a real hero. Thanks for helping the little guy❤

[tracyjacoby]

From the bottom of my heart THANK YOU 3 beautiful guys for helping that Raccoon!!👍🦝🥰

[choosehope]

One says “You’re not going to die on my watch!” after they successfully save the raccoon and are hooting and hollering 😂❤

[BellaWorldAni]

I'm so glad he let the guys help him out. So sweet! So good to hear heartwarming stories. Especially now. Thank you, Steve Hartman! You are a national treasure!

[kenfrievalt]

Dudes aren't telling the whole story... Minutes earlier the 🦝 raccoon was loosing at beer pong with the boys .. i seen the video

[annewas]

"He was one of us" @ that point.

[alleycat]

She said don’t hit it on the back but didn’t say another way you could help in such a situation…so not very helpful lol. Obviously and thankfully it worked! Need more men like this in the world.

[chrismaggio]

If you gentlemen have learned only one thing from this experience it's that NEXT WEEK you need to unwrap the cheese before you put it on the plate because that little guy is for sure coming back! You rock, guys.

[darkestpriestess]

I love good human beings who are kind to animals ❤️

[thomasalden]

I’m glad they helped the little guy thank you

[michaelcharlesthearchangel]

Many wild animals that live among humans tend to learn who they can trust.